Press Coverage of Rudersdal Sommerkoncerter
Good coverage of Rudersdal Sommerkoncerter this week
Again No Summer Holidays – But It Is Ok …
Being the artistic director of a summer festival – especially a LATE summer festival – you have permanently spoiled your summer holidays. However, it is worth it! I will perform three times during Rudersdal Sommerkoncerter this summer – great pieces by Szymanowski, Bach, Stravinsky, Brahms and others, of course including this year’s two festival composers, …
“The Duel” – now online!
The program I recorded earlier this month is now online. Listen here. The other “duellist” was conductor Frans Rasmussen with whom I have actually been “duelling” since before I was born. One and a half month before my birth, my mom went to a party at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Frans was performing …
“The Duel”
I was again invited to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – this time to a program called “The Duel”. Together with conductor Frans Rasmussen, I selected and discussed music. I had chosen a piece – my friend composer Rafal Augustyn’s symphony – and Frans had to tell what piece that made him think of. After listening …
Received the Gloria Artis Medal
Last Wednesday I received the Gloria Artis Medal at a ceremony in the Polish Embassy in Hellerup. The medal was handed by ambassador Henryka Moscicka-Dendys.
Press cuttings translated!
Finally I got the English translations of the reviews of “Signature”. It is quite a challenge to translate such colorful language! “The interpretations are logical and well shaped with dashes and breaks in the sometimes very information-packed musik. As a bonus the contemporary music is framed by a chilled version of the immortal Chaconne from Partita …
Gloria Artis
The Polish Ministry of Culture has awarded me with the Gloria Artis medal for my work promoting Polish music. I am extremely honored and grateful!
Søndagsklassikeren online
You can listen to Søndagsklassikeren online HERE I am discussing different recordings of Ravel’s piano concerto together with actress Johanne Louise Smith and opera singer Jens Søndergaard.
Recording of “Søndagsklassikeren”
I was invited to the Danish Radio to take part “Søndagsklassikeren” – The Sunday Classic. In this programme 3 guests discuss 5 recordings of the same piece and finally choose their favourite without knowing who is playing. This time it was Ravel’s beautiful piano concerto and we agreed on awarding our 1st prize to a …